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once bitten, twice shy en · X

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. One is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

Forms

Relateds

gunshy

Synonyms

a beaten dog may cower before a friendly hand · a burnt child dreads the fire · the burnt child dreads the fire

Translations (27)

gl cos escarmentados fanse os avisados (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · ro cine s-a fript cu ciorbă, suflă și-n iaurt (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · da brændt barn skyr ilden (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · nb brent barn skyr ilden (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · cmn 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 /一朝被蛇咬 (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · nl een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · pt gato escaldado de água fria tem medo (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · bn ঘর পোড়া গরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায় (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · is brennt barn forðast eldinn (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · es gato escaldado del agua fría huye (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · fr chat échaudé craint l'eau froide (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · nl een ezel stoot zich geen tweemaal aan dezelfde steen (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · it gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · nn brent barn skyr elden (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · hi दूध का जला छाछ भी फूँक फूँक कर पीता है (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · pl kto się na gorącym sparzył, ten na zimne dmucha (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · nl door schade en schande wordt men wijs (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · de ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · sh tko se jednom opeče, puše i na hladno (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · el όποιος καεί με τον χυλό, φυσάει και το γιαούρτι (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · ja 羮に懲りて膾を吹く (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · hu akit a kígyó megmart, a gyíktól is fél (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · he מִי שֶׁנִכְוָה בְּרוֹתְחִין נִזְהָר בְּצוֹנְנִין (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · tr sütten ağzı yanan, yoğurdu üfleyerek yer (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · fi Siperia opettaa (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · mk кога ќе се изгори од млекото, ќе дува и на маштеницата (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire) · cmn 十年怕井绳 (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past — see also a burnt child dreads the fire)